Es·ki·mo /ˈɛskəˌmo/
愛斯基摩人
Es·ki·mo n.; pl. Eskimos Ethnol. One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [Written also Esquimau.]
Eskimo dog Zoöl., one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.
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Eskimo
n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada
or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the
Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh')
but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn:
Esquimau, Inuit]
2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: Esquimau]